Principal Acquisitions and Disposals Surveyor

Job Title:                Principal Acquisitions & Disposals Surveyor               

Post Number:         P25657

Grade and SCP:     Band 13 (£50,269 - £54,495)

Directorate:            Enabling Services

As Shropshire Council, we are rightly proud of our achievements and we have proven to be a resilient local authority in our response to the many challenges we overcome, particularly over recent years. We will be continuing this momentum with ambition and a focus on delivering our four key priorities outlined within the Shropshire Plan: Healthy People, Healthy Environment, Health Economy and Healthy Organisation.

We are committed to achieving this by aligning everything we do to our vision ‘Shropshire - living the best life’; to tell everyone that Shropshire Council is a great place to be.

We will enable a skilled, happy, healthy, diverse, inclusive, empowered, and proud workforce that influences and leads change, addressing any inequalities.

As a member of the Estates Team within Property & Development, you will support the achievement of these key priorities, making a real difference to the lives of people in Shropshire.

The Property & Development team encompasses all aspects of property and land management, including maintenance and repair, facilities, assets and estate management and strategic planning and development.

The Principal Acquisitions & Disposals Surveyor will work under the direct supervision of the Estates Manager – Acquisitions & Disposals and will responsible for the provision of comprehensive and high-quality estate management with a focus on acquisitions and disposals.

§ reporting to Estates Manager – Acquisitions & Disposals who is in turn responsible for your health and safety, training and development.

§ responsible and accountable for

§ expected to lead and/or contribute to a range of projects and build relations with both internal and external partners in order achieve specified outcomes but will not have direct authority over those involved.

§ Responsible for preparing responses in line with Shropshire Council’s corporate processes and national/regulatory/statutory processes (e.g. complaints, MP enquiries, Information Governance requests, customer enquiries, media enquiries, HR staff investigations etc..). These responses should be in line with the quality and timescale expectations set out within Shropshire Council’s published procedures and/or case allocation emails and discussions.

§ Responsible for completing within expected timescales all mandatory corporate and role specific training. Training requirements will be detailed in your corporate induction and Personal Development Plan (PDP). Courses are accessed via the council Learning Management System via the Intranet.

• Provide high quality professional property advice in carrying out valuation and estate management work in connection with the disposal of surplus property, the taking and granting of leases, tenancies, easements, licences, wayleaves etc. as well as the acquisition of property and general advice on property matters

a)   Senior Officers and Chief Officers of all departments

b)   All levels of the public and private sector, professional advisers, elected representatives and the general public

• The postholder will be required from time to time to undertake other duties appropriate to the post, not specifically mentioned in this job description, in connection with the provision of a comprehensive valuation and estate management service.
• The postholder will commit to undertake appropriate CPD and to work towards achieving RICS Registered Valuer status if not already held.

§ adopt a customer focused approach when delivering your service, ensuring engagement with service users and maintenance of an appropriate personal profile,

§ act as an advocate for your service and work collaboratively with colleagues across the whole Council to meet the needs of the people of Shropshire,

§ meet individual, service and personal development targets agreed through the Personal Development Review Process, learn from experience and are committed to continuous improvement individually and as an employee of the Council,

§ work with colleagues to meet your team’s key performance indicators, support a culture of team working and ensure the team functions successfully in support of the Council’s corporate and service objectives.

§ meet the behaviours and competencies adopted by the Council in the way in which they achieve their objectives and carry out their work. 

§ A priority for the Council is the protection of vulnerable people, ensuring they are able to live as independently as possible. The post-holder will promote and engage with Council’s responsibility to safeguard the welfare of children, young people and adults, and protect their right to be safe from harm.

§ Expected to undertake all relevant training requirements specifically to the role including formal Hearing / Investigating Officer training relating to Disciplinary / Grievance policies and procedures.     

Your post is subject to the following:

§ The post is Permanent, for 37 hours per week,

§ Normal office hours are 7am – 7pm Monday - Friday and 8am -1pm Saturday with a minimum lunch break of 30 minutes. Occasional evening/night/weekend work may be required,

This post carries eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme. Information about this will be sent with any formal offer of appointment.

Annual leave entitlement is a pro rata flat rate scheme of 207 hours (28 days) annual leave plus bank holidays, with five days extra awarded to those staff with five years local government service giving an entitlement of 244 hours (33 days). Two days of an employee’s allowance (pro rota for part time staff) must be taken at Christmas for any potential Christmas closures.

The appointment is subject to three months’ notice in writing on either side.

The appointment is subject to six months’ satisfactory probationary service during which time the notice period will be one week on either side.

Smoking is not allowed in Council buildings, in Council vehicles or in any Council place of work.

It is a condition of your appointment that you provide a suitable vehicle for the performance of your duties and that this is readily available for use during normal working hours. You are entitled to claim for reimbursement of the costs of travel on council business at the rate of 45 pence per mile.

The appointment is subject to receipt of the following pre-employment checks;

1.   Satisfactory employment references,

2.   Medical report,

3.   Evidence of the qualifications required for the post/listed on your application form